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Nigel Hall to perform at Funk ‘n’ Waffles with Sophistafunk

Tuesday, March 22, 2011, By News Staff

MEISA, Syracuse University’s chapter of Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association, will present Nigel Hall with Sophistafunk Thursday, March 24, at 8:30 p.m. at Funk ‘n’ Waffles. MEISA is a student run group that books, markets and produces high-quality musical…

Jazz icon David Liebman visits Syracuse April 15-16

Monday, March 21, 2011, By Rob Enslin

David Liebman, a legendary saxophonist who shot to fame with Miles Davis in the 1970s and was awarded the 2011 NEA Jazz Masters Award, is making a rare Syracuse appearance April 15-16. Liebman’s visit is made possible by the Syracuse…

SU celebrates National Orange Day March 24

Monday, March 21, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will be celebrating on Thursday, March 24, as the University and SU alumni clubs around the country mark National Orange Day. This year is the 141st anniversary of SU’s founding on March 24, 1870. “On National Orange Day,…

Lecture by MAXXI’s Ciorra, Breuer exhibition reception slated for March 22 at School of Architecture

Thursday, March 17, 2011, By Elaine Wackerow

On Tuesday, March 22, the Syracuse University School of Architecture will host two events of significance to the architecture and design communities. Pippo Ciorra, senior curator of the MAXXI Architecturra, will speak at 5 p.m. in Slocum Hall Auditorium.  Ciorra is…

Community Folk Art Center to host ‘An Evening of Jazz Wine Tasting’

Wednesday, March 16, 2011, By News Staff

Community Folk Art Center (CFAC), 805 E. Genesee St., will be hosting “An Evening of Jazz and Wine Tasting” on Friday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m.  Featuring jazz music and tastings of local wines, this event will benefit CFAC’s 40th…

Vanessa Williams to receive Syracuse University Icon of Style Award at New York gala

Tuesday, March 8, 2011, By Erica Blust

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Administrative Officer Frank Bisignano to be presented with Dean’s Award of Distinction Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced that it will honor renowned actress and recording artist Vanessa Williams ’85…

Extreme Ice Survey Director James Balog will offer insights on climate change during March 8 University Lecture

Wednesday, March 2, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

James Balog, photographer and director of the Extreme Ice Survey, will share his stunning images of climate change in high definition projection during the next University Lectures presentation at Syracuse University on Tuesday, March 8. Balog’s presentation will begin at…

Recipients of Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence to be honored March 3

Friday, February 25, 2011, By News Staff

Six Syracuse University faculty and staff members will receive the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence at a campus ceremony and reception in their honor on Thursday, March 3. The 2010-11 Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence honorees are: Edward A. Bogucz, Jr., executive…

XL Projects to exhibit ‘New Directions in Photography’ March 9-27

Wednesday, February 23, 2011, By Erica Blust

What does it mean to be an art photographer today? In the exhibition “New Directions in Photography,” the third-year art photography graduate students in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) prove that the photographic medium has outgrown…

Former assistant general counsel for GlaxoSmithKline to visit Newhouse March 8

Monday, February 21, 2011, By News Staff

Mary Nell Cummings, former assistant general counsel for GlaxoSmithKline, will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Tuesday, March 8, as part of the Newhouse Advertising Leadership Speaker Series. She will give a public address, “Navigating Treacherous…